This summer, Kindercore Vinyl opened our record pressing plant in Athens, Georgia with brand new,...
Benjamin Ricci
A beginner’s guide to acoustic treatment
It doesn’t matter if you have the finest professional equipment and the most talented musicians;...
Spire Studio Audio Interface Review
The new Spire Studio from iZotope is a mobile recording studio for the iOS generation. Read our...
La Luz: Seattle Surf Gurus Chart The Depths of Lo-Fi Recording…in Trailer Park Bedrooms
The ripples of the reverb sway back and forth like the tides. This is surf music, an American tradition passed down to us from Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello’s bandstand romps on the beach....
Utilizing Your Home Studio to Get Back to Basics: Recording With Golden Bloom
PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? Josh: We went to a cabin in Southwest Harbor, ME with a couple of acoustic guitars, a banjo, a bass, a keyboard, and a stripped down...
Hercules MS202B Stage Series Mic Stand & MS432 Stage Series Boom Stand Reviews
It’s hard to imagine integrating new technologies or ideas into something as simple as a microphone stand, but Hercules has added a new twist to theirs. Their straight stand with the “H” base sports...
TC Electronic HOF Mini Reverb Pedal Review
Reverb was probably the first “effect” for guitarists other than overdrive - originally found on amplifiers, and later in the digital realm, with complicated parameters. TC brings the simplicity of...
Spotlight on filmmaker/musician Jordan Galland
New York musician/filmmaker Jordan Galland released his most recent EP Wind-Up Rabbit this past July. When Galland is not in the studio working on music, he is collaborating with other artists for...
Dog Party: Why Two Teen Girls From California Might Just Save Rock N Roll
It’s more than likely a school night. A light glows from a room in Sacramento. A microphone plugged into a karaoke machine hangs from the rafters of a teenage bedroom. Toiling below the mic, two...
Vermona PerFourMer MKii Review & Builder Profile
Vermona is an analogue synthesizer and effect maker based out of Germany; they’ve been turning heads since their emergence in the early 2000s. Vermona was the East German brand that produced...
TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Review
Pedal tuners are nothing new, but TC’s PolyTune was a game changer, and their PolyTune 2 goes to the next level. The polytune functions enables the player to strum a chord, and the tuner displays...
Seattle’s La Luz in serious van accident. Find out how you can help.
On Tuesday night Seattle surf-rock female quartet, La Luz were involved in a serious car accident. Their van was totaled, merch and gear completely destroyed and the girls were left terribly...
Ben Kweller Breaks Down Labels & Artist Representation
Ben Kweller is the real deal. Authentic. You probably already know all about the "indie darling" legend. This piece is not about Ben's music, which is fantastic. It's about the process that has...